The moon stared down at me as if mocking me, knowing that it would soon be the week of the blue moon, the week for The Run.

The Run was the ritual of the pack. All unmated werewolves must join in during the blue moon, and the females dodging males as they run for their freedom. If they are caught, the male wolves will mark them on the spot or drag them away.

I hated it, dreaded it. I wanted a chance to fall in love, to go on dates, Instead of taking part in The Run.

"As I was saying, either you wolves go willingly to the run or we will force a shift on you and cage you till its time for you to get mated in The Run."

Alpha seemed to detect my lost in mind, so he looked at me in the eye as he said this and seemed to be reading my fate, which made me furious.

"Who do you think you are playing with our lives like some puppet master. We may be werewolves but we still have humanity in us. We should be able to fall in love!" I shout out, my body shaking with the pent up rage as I glared at the three in the front, my father wincing from my outburst and giving me a look I have gotten used to over the years, his hard eyes looking at my own with a challenge. I knew that I was in for a form of beating if I managed to go home tonight.

"Grace Harvest sit down." The Alpha yells at me with a command in his voice, the room quiet as we glare at each other and I disobey him and the power he emanated towards me and only me.

I held the Alpha blood from my mother's side, so I have no fear of the pressure that Alpha can exert on the members of the pack.

"No. I am done with having my life toyed with. I am still considered human in the eyes of the law, I am an adult and I demand the respect of one." I stated the same speech I gave the last time when I came of age to participate in The Run, but thankfully I got out of it because of a rougue attack.

"If you want to be treated like an adult then go to The Run and win your freedom. If you can make it to the lodge by the end of the week I will no longer send wolves who don't want to participate to The Run." An offer I couldn't refuse that the Alpha placed in front of me as everyone stared wide eyed at the man who ruled our pack, a smirk playing on my lips.

"Fine" I growl out, sensing an omega behind me as I turn, but not fast enough to dodge a needle being jammed into my shoulder and my body forced to shift from the syrum inside it, leaving me weakly lying on the ground as warriors quickly cage me.

"I'll be waiting for you at the lodge Grace, make it there unmated and free and you win the bet, but if you do get mated by the time you make it to the lodge then I continue forcing wolves to go." The Alpha states as he prowls towards me, his posture already triumphant when he comes to a stop before my cage, bending down to leer at my silver fured form

I looked at him coldly. I should have known that Alpha would not give me the chance of not joining in The Run, but now I was poisoned with wolfsbane. Although it would dissipate, my weak body would affect my speed during The Run.